Officers held a checkpoint Wednesday evening to look for people who don't have licenses or licenses that have been suspended or revoked.

"They just asked for her license and then she said she didn't have it," said Tanner Rickerson, whose sister was taken into custody. "She is going to jail and her boyfriend is in jail, so I don't know."

In the past, about 50 officers participated in these types of checkpoints.

They said there's a reason why they're out there.

"A lot of our serious injury accidents, a lot of our fatalities involve people with suspended or revoked driver's licenses," said Capt. Donna Greenwell of the Kansas City Police Department.

Kansas City defense attorney Patrick Peters said he thinks these types of checkpoints infringe on people's rights.

"The framers of the Constitution would be shocked if they heard that the government could come and just set up roadblocks and pull over horses and buggies willy-nilly," Peters said.

Police said they follow meticulous steps to ensure that the checkpoints follow the letter of the law.

Rickerson said it's going to be a problem for him and his sister.

"How am I going to take care of her kids? How am I going to help my mom?" he said.

Wednesday's checkpoint was funded by a federal grant and not the normal Kansas City Police Department budget.